L'ESERCITO BRITANNICO NELLA CAMPAGNA DI TUNISIA, NOVEMBRE 1942-MAGGIO 1943 - gli ingegneri della 1256th Field Company STANNO maneggiando i tubi fognari in posizione dopo che il letto del fiume è stato livellato da un bulldozer durante la costruzione della strada vicino a Beja, il 29 dicembre 1942. Le linee di approvvigionamento sono un elemento essenziale per qualsiasi attacco su larga scala e l'uso delle strade è imperativo per il trasporto di munizioni e rifornimenti verso il fronte.le strade nella zona anteriore erano principalmente cattive e poiché la maggior parte dei trasporti doveva muoversi di notte senza luci, la manutenzione delle forniture era un compito noioso e difficile.M.

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THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE TUNISIA CAMPAIGN, NOVEMBER 1942-MAY 1943 - Engineers of the 1256th Field Company RE manhandling the sewer pipes into position after the river bed was levelled by a bulldozer during the construction of the road near Beja, 29 December 1942. Supply lines are an obvious essential in any large scale attack and the use of the roads is imperative for the transport of munitions and supplies to the front.The roads in forward area were mainly bad and since the majority of transport had to move by night without lights, the maintenance of supplies was a tedious and difficult task.Many key points, particularly bridges were so narrow that they compelled one way traffic; it was therefore desirable that wherever possible, alternatives to these bottlenecks should be constructed. A particuarly interesting feature of this type of work was that the job couldn't always be completed by one of the units that started it. As in this case, the work was started by the 1256th Field Company RE on 29 December 1942 who handed it over to the 1st Parachute Squadron RE on 4 January 1943. After three days the parachutists had to move to another site, so on 7 January they handed the job over to the 237th Field Company RE who were left to finish the work British Army, British Army, 1st Army, British Army, Royal Engineers